Yuki Yokosawa
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| Born | 29 October 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –52 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games |  (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 
(2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian Champ. | 
(2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 11403 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuki Yokosawa (横澤由貴, Yokosawa Yuki, born 29 October 1980) is a female judoka in Japan. She was born in Maebashi, Gunma.
Early life
[edit]She started judo when she was an elementary school student, influenced by her brother and father.
Prizes
[edit]She has won many prizes at Judo events all over the world.
- Women's –52 kg category
- 2003 World Championships (in Osaka, Japan) — bronze medal
- 2004 Summer Olympics (in Athens, Greece) — silver medal[1]
- 2004 Fukuoka International Women's Judo Championships (in Fukuoka, Japan) — 1st place
Post Competition
[edit]Yokosawa retired from competition in 2008 and emigrated to Canada in 2011.[2] As of 2023 Yokosawa was an instructor at the Steveston Judo Club in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yuki Yokosawa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-sports/judo-globetrotters-gearing-up-for-nationals-3736184 "Judo globetrotters gearing up for nationals", Ted Clarke, Prince George Citizen News, April 9, 2019
- ^ https://www.whitehorsestar.com/Sports/judo-yukon-hosts-fourth-degree-black-belt-instructors "Judo Yukon hosts fourth degree black belt instructors", Morris Prokop, Whitehorse Daily Star, January 20, 2023
External links
[edit]- Yuki Yokosawa at the International Judo Federation
- Yuki Yokosawa at JudoInside.com
- Yuki Yokosawa at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Yuki Yokosawa at Olympics.com
- Yuki Yokosawa at Olympedia
- Yuki Yokosawa at The-Sports.org
- Women's Judo Club at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
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- Judoka at the 2002 Asian Games
- Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
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